Have you ever met an angry, bitter, and always-frustrated generous person? Someone who gives freely to others, but is a total jerk? Me neither. They don’t exist. Giving when it’s my idea is one of my favorite things to do. It produces great joy, and—at least according to those around …

PARIS – France’s Constitutional Council has ruled that a bill legalizing broad surveillance of terrorism suspects doesn’t violate the country’s constitution. Friday’s decision was the final step before the law can come into effect. The bill was proposed long before the January attacks in Paris by Islamic extremists, but the …

LEWISTON, Idaho – A former national inline speed skating champion is staying the course on his quest to raise awareness of an ancestor connected to Lewis and Clark’s 1802 expedition. Cory Skyler Drouillard has been campaigning since November in hopes of increasing recognition of his family’s historical importance, the Lewiston …

TEHRAN, Iran – An Iranian news agency is quoting the lawyer of a detained Washington Post reporter as saying her client should be freed in the wake of the nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world powers. The report Tuesday by the semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted defense lawyer …

The South Florida judge whose surprise encounter with an arrested middle school classmate went viral earlier this month had another unexpected reunion in court, this time with a fellow Caribbean cruise ship passenger. Local 10 reported that Miami Dade County Court Judge Mindy Glazer was presiding over an extradition hearing …

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Nigeria’s president is promising deeper collaboration with its neighbors in the fight against Islamic extremism after a two-day visit to Cameroon. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari headed home Thursday after meeting with his counterpart for two days of talks focused around the threat posed by Boko Haram. Cameroon …

On August 4 I told you about Harry Vincent — a conservative Texas Christian University student who was suspended and severely punished for posting a series of online messages that insulted the Islamic State, the Baltimore rioters and Mexicans. On August 5 the private university had a change of heart …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Attorneys for 33 death row inmates have asked a judge to declare Tennessee’s preferred method of executing prisoners unconstitutional. The trial that began July 7 in Davidson County Chancery Court concluded Wednesday. During closing arguments, inmates’ attorneys discussed technical aspects of the procedure, including the role of …

UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power is warning that “horrible attacks” on both sides in Burundi risk creating “a cycle of violence and a spiral of violence.” The capital Bujumbura has been hit by violence since April when the ruling party announced that President Pierre Nkurunziza would seek re-election …

Editor’s note: The following column first appeared in the Washington Times. The now-consumed 2014 has been perfectly described by some commentators as the year when facts died. Politicians, mobs in the streets and their willing accomplices in the media swamped us with lies, obfuscations or riots manifest because, as author …